Since saying "this is not normal" has become the new normal, I thought it would be helpful to have a list of things we now know about #Kavanaugh that we didn't know about nominees going as far back as… Neil Gorsuch:

U.S. vs. Nixon was 8-0 in favor of requiring president to respond to a subpoena. Rehnquist recused himself because he served in Nixon Admn. Kavanaugh was nominated by Trump (equivalent to serving) and has declared his views on relevant case (Morrison vs. Olsen). He must recuse.

Anyone else think Russia is punking Republicans by forcing them to visit on American days of commemoration like July 4 and September 11? Not sure if we can chalk it up to blackmail, stupidity or greed. https://t.co/W28FSlc7mG

"What Trump is trying to do is cover up crime with scandal, and mask the consolidation of an increasingly autocratic regime with the appearance of chaos." — me on #AMJoy this morning discussing the anonymous op-ed and more pic.twitter.com/By4w60YNu8

At least 260 scientists, 185 “environmental protection specialists” and 106 engineers are gone. Many of the new hires include political appointees and advisory committee members, who earn no more than $150/year and only meet on a periodic basis. https://t.co/w8qwPHCaHb

Ford is actually just nixing selling the car in the U.S., depriving the market of a smaller, reasonably priced automobile that might appeal to people with lower incomes who need cars. Good job, dude. https://t.co/O3HRPCS7u4

Pence defends Trump tweet criticizing Sessions over indictments of two Republicans. Asked about Trump saying Sessions put two “easy wins” in doubt, Pence says on Fox: “This is a president that was elected by speaking directly to the American people.”

Putting aside the content of Mulvaney's remarks… Why is the country's chief consumer financial watchdog speaking before a gathering of political donors in NYC that likely include people he regulates? https://t.co/dIzPhf3k6w

Some late night thoughts on Cruz/Beto race-1. Cruz campaign seems to be caught off guard and is mostly awkward so far.2. Cruz might course correct – once upon a time he was a skilled TX campaigner.3. That Beto thing that's taken off in national media? It's real.

Just myself tonight, but it felt great! I had multiple people stop and say “thank you for doing this!” One man said “I don’t know what your signs say, but bless you for standing here alone!” 😊 A lot of honks & only one “Trump rules! I love Trump” 🤢. pic.twitter.com/xJTBvEyQ3S

JUST IN: Disapproval of Pres. Trump is at a new high, support for the Mueller probe is broad, and half of Americans favor Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against the president, new @ABC News/WaPo poll finds. https://t.co/CqklJYIIH5pic.twitter.com/NLfIbAFgVy

Remember that Trump FREAKED OUT after Comey briefed him on the contents of the Steele Dossier, and in particular was obsessed with the suggestion that Russia had kompromat on him. Since then he has used very means at his disposal to derail, quash, or neutralize the investigation. https://t.co/SoPrQaYwAP

It amazes me that w/all the journos chasing Trump's manic mood and all the journos chasing Trump Org's role in Michael Cohen's plea, only @gabrielsherman has mentioned how closely Don Jr is being scrutinized. https://t.co/7duM5kj47v

New: Ex-Manafort associate Sam Patten has been charged with failing to register as a foreign agent for his work lobbying on behalf of a Ukrainian political party, Bloomberg News reports. https://t.co/Y5w7oLDani

"Pecker and his top editorial deputy, Dylan Howard, have both received immunity in exchange for their cooperation. Along with Cohen, they are among the latest longtime Trump loyalists to be swept up in the federal investigations engulfing the president…"https://t.co/vYE18y7BI6

New video from @mmfa: Brett Kavanaugh is one of the least popular SCOTUS nominees in decades, and media shouldn't downplay just how much energy there is around resisting his confirmation. WATCH: https://t.co/Fjz2M4IWEr

So I looked into this, and discovered that it isn't true. It was the Bush administration that began denying passports to these folks. The Obama administration quickly settled the case and gave passports to those previously affected. https://t.co/YXxN35JCC1 (1/2) https://t.co/w0bhC7JTQ7

What happened: I obtained these quotes. I'm not bound by Bloomberg's "off the record" promises. I asked the White House and the Trudeau team for comment. The Trudeau team, which is certain the quotes are accurate, sprung them on Trump's team at the meeting this morning.

So our budget can take your $1.5T tax cut for the rich and now billions more in breaks for wealthy investors…but it’s the hard-earned paychecks of federal workers that break the bank? https://t.co/Wamj2LGvX7

"I want y’all to help me correct Pres Trump, to teach him what it means.And I say that because when word had went out that Ms. Franklin passed, Trump said ‘She used to work for me.’ No, she used to perform for you. She worked for us. Aretha never took orders from nobody but God.” https://t.co/IAVT4qj16K

Trump: "We as a country cannot tolerate political censorship! We are not going to let them control what we see!" Moments earlier, AP's @evanvucci snapped this photo of a Trump advance person trying to control what we see. @realDonaldTrumppic.twitter.com/uQAspv3pUG

“…Ridiculed teenage survivors of the massacre… in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. Posters have referred to Douglas students David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez as a “Hitler wannabe” and a “bald-headed brat,” respectively, after they became outspoken activists..”https://t.co/A99eisVScg

We just last year saw them write three or four different bills on this subject while this year HHS has done a bunch of regulatory changes … all undermine or eliminate preexisting conditions protections. https://t.co/3jEvyORcX1

.@BillClinton remembers Aretha Franklin and seeing her perform at her last public singing performance: "She sang not one song, not two songs, not three songs. She had to bring a chair out and she sang for 45 straight minutes." pic.twitter.com/SlBzGOIaBJ

I instructed our Treasury to CANCEL the “pay raise” to 2 million federal employees because of “WASTE, FRAUD & ABUSE” in the system! I‘m hearing of 1 govt employee who wastes 3 MILLION taxpayer dollars every week on flights to him private golf resort. This must END! #DrainTheSwamp

.@BetsyDeVosED has consistently worked to undermine Title IX protections for survivors of campus sexual assault. Her plan to create extraordinary new barriers to justice for survivors is an insult to students across the country. https://t.co/enx9M5e6NF

Wow. Without fanfare, a comprehensive archive of White House documents covering nearly all of Bill Clinton’s meetings and phone calls with Boris Yeltsin from 1993-1999 has been declassified and is now online. https://t.co/OyW6R2bqUX 1/ pic.twitter.com/sMZanglzjs

A few items are missing, but readers can see how Yeltsin secretly told Clinton how Putin became his handpicked successor–and just how concerned U.S. officials were about Putin’s ascendancy, the rollback of post-1991 reforms and the recentralization of power in the Kremlin. 6/ pic.twitter.com/2SYHB2BYLa

You have blamed Obama, Hillary, Dems, CNN, "Fake News", Comey, The FBI, AG Sessions, GOP members who didn't support you, NK, China, @carlbernstein, those you fired, those who quit, those who dislike you, those who like you, etc. Are you responsible @realDonaldTrump for anything? https://t.co/L9sl2bUGrR

I'm at a loss here. Trump is now telling the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court & the FISA Court what to do? Someone should take him aside & have that whole separation of powers conversation with him, but, too little, too late. The GOP is permitting the demise of our system. https://t.co/m0A7l4E3Lq

Can't imagine being someone like Betsy DeVos. She's worth billions of dollars. She could retire forever on an island somewhere. But she chose to go through a grueling public humiliation just for the opportunity to take education away from poor kids.

I’m so old I remember when George W Bush invaded Iraq under false pretenses, used lies to to smear a war hero as a coward, and ran the economy into the ditch, leaving office amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression https://t.co/R7m1nrgX4H

Note to media: please stop treating @AndrewGillum like he’s a Bernie Sanders clone just because @SenSanders endorsed him while you ignore the fact that Mayor Gillum was a @HillaryClinton delegate who was on her list of possible VP candidates.

BREAKING: If Democrats take back the House, we plan to do something called “oversight.” Congress would also become what is called “a co-equal branch of government.” If these are unfamiliar concepts, it’s because the current Congress sees its role as no more than a rubber stamp. https://t.co/yKEhcES6mF

The Robert Mueller Rigged Witch Hunt is talking to every Russian government agent or spy my team came in contact with in 2016. That’s THOUSANDS of Russians!! How do we know Mueller isn’t “COLLUDING” with these Russians? Too bad spineless Sessions refuses to investigate! BAD.

"You don’t spend 30 hours being interviewed by the Special Counsel’s office to simply shoot the breeze. This was the inside guy. This was the guy who tried to talk the president out of doing really stupid, possibly illegal things…" – @FrankFigliuzzi1 on Don McGhan pic.twitter.com/9hLymHb7aA

DOJ is once again trying to weather this in silence. But after he is done with Ohr—having once again harassed a civil servant into quitting or pressured the process to have him fired—he will move on to the next. This will play out over and over and over again. https://t.co/175SnU123Z

Trump tweeted this morning that China hacked Hillary Clinton's emails and the FBI needed to investigate. The FBI issues the following statement this afternoon: “The FBI has not found any evidence the servers were compromised.” https://t.co/M7BAZqioXr

Trump told Christian leaders that if the GOP loses, "they will overturn everything that we've done and they'll do it quickly and violently, and violently. There's violence. When you look at Antifa and you look … these groups — these are violent people." https://t.co/JAvYYlkMk8

Let's not forget that when the mayor of San Juan REPEATEDLY asked for help after Hurricane Maria, Trump called her 'nasty." He then visited Puerto Rico, threw paper towels at the locals, and proclaimed: "We've done a great job in Puerto Rico."

You type in a question and it's forward to a LIBERAL who quickly assembles Links to FAKE NEWS and then emails your search terms To the Special Councel who frames you for NO COLLUSION! https://t.co/3e4DMalr10

Dear MAGA: Why red X's: of all things? I know, you feel you must 'mark' yourselves bc Q. shadow bans other made up BS , but you could've chosen a Q, a red check, an elephant, anything. Why, of all symbols, do you pick a red X, the universal symbol for "wrong answer"? Morons.

For those rushing toward a lazy narrative: Andrew Gillum was one of Hillary’s most eager and aggressive surrogates in 2016. He’s a progressive, but viewing him through a lens of which “side” he belongs to is dumb. It’s 2018. Dems are building new winning coalitions.#FLGov

Paul Manafort faces another trial next month across the river in Washington — where the evidence is expected to be more voluminous, and the charges promise to be more substantial, the judge less sympathetic, the possible sentence longer. https://t.co/UBUSNfUST9

After thoroughly reviewing his record, meeting with him face-to-face, and listening to Ohioans, I am convinced Judge Kavanaugh would side with special interests over working people and threaten the rights of Ohioans. -SB

I keep demanding Kavanaugh’s FULL record because it will reveal if he lied to me under oath in 2006—whether he is fit to serve on our highest court. We’ve seen just 6%; only 3% is public. The hiding of his record is a sham & a fraud against the American people. #WhatAreTheyHiding

It’s not enough for Brett Kavanaugh to say that Roe v. Wade is "settled law.” SCOTUS can reverse settled law anytime it wants. We know why the President picked him. We know he met a litmus test and we know he has already attempted to deny a woman full reproductive health care. pic.twitter.com/Bs152RfyT8

Am told QAnon gentleman who posed with Trump behind Resolute Desk came into Oval with a larger group. No separate appointment with POTUS. But aides either don’t know or won’t say how he got in with larger group. Several seemed startled themselves tonight when question was posed.

If you haven't followed, the West Virginia GOP has conducted a coup against their state's judiciary. Impeached their entire state Supreme Court at once, then the very pols who led impeachment were appointed to the Court, flipping partisan control https://t.co/9e0tle4jV9

Editor's note: CBS News has changed a headline to more wholly reflect Beto O'Rourke's remarks and correct a previous headline that stated O'Rourke said there was "nothing more American" than NFL players protesting the national anthem. https://t.co/36nR2en45n